Trip theme

Sun and beaches

Cities with real sand inside the city or a short hop away, where the coast shapes the trip as much as the old town.

Alicante's palm-lined Explanada de Espana — Photo: Zarateman, CC0 (source)

Alicante10 verdicts

Colorful houses of Positano stacked on the cliff above the sea — Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Amalfi Coast10 verdicts

The Acropolis above the Athens skyline from Filopappou hill — Photo: Ronny Siegel, CC BY 3.0 (source)

Athens8 verdicts

Barcelona seen from a hillside, with the sea beyond — Photo: SGDWN, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Barcelona12 verdicts

Corfu bay and headland view — Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Corfu10 verdicts

A white coastal village beneath the mountains, Crete — Photo: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Crete9 verdicts

Dubrovnik old town and city walls seen from above the Adriatic — Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Dubrovnik10 verdicts

Lisbon's Alfama rooftops and monastery domes from the castle hill — Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lisbon8 verdicts

The Vieux Port and Marseille rooftops seen from above — Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Marseille10 verdicts

Mahon harbour and the old town rising above the water in Menorca — Photo: Paucabot, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Menorca12 verdicts

Baie des Anges and the Promenade des Anglais in Nice — Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Nice10 verdicts

Palermo seen from the cathedral roof — Photo: Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Palermo9 verdicts

Palma cathedral and the Almudaina palace across the Parc de la Mar — Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Palma10 verdicts

The medieval walls of Rhodes meeting the Commercial Harbour — Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0 (source)

Rhodes10 verdicts

Taormina and its coastline seen from the air above the Greek theatre — Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Taormina10 verdicts

The Binnenhof across the Hofvijver pond in The Hague — Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

The Hague10 verdicts

The round church of St Donatus on Zadar's Roman forum — Photo: Adam Jones Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Zadar10 verdicts

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